Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-18
THE WRECKED TRAINS.
More Bodies Recovered from the Ruins
A List of the Injured.

More Bodies Recovered from the Ruins
A List of the Injured.
ST. THOMAS, ONT, July 1G The
dreadful railroad disaster here last evening
has caused feeling of gloom all over the
city.
The work of removing bodies from the
wreck was continued all night. So fat
fourteen bodies have been taken from the
ruins
Herman Ponsford, the fireman, who was
terribly burned by the flying oil, in rescu'
ing passengers, died this morning at seven
o'clock.
1t is stated that Engineer DOnnelly, OF
| the Excursion tram, was intoxicated al
the time of the accident. An inquest is
now being held The track is clear and
traffic has been res umed.
The number of injured is said To foot up
fifty or sixty, but such is the excitement
that the names and extent Of their injuries
are unattainable at present The loss to
the railroad company will amount tn
$40, 900, and the loss by fire $50,00O The
blame all rests on the London and Port
Stanley Company.
At Port Stanley, last night, where friends
of the excursionists had remained for later
trains, the excitement was terrible, and
Miss Thompson, of London, became 81
| frightened that she fell off the pier and
was drowned.
The names of the dead, so far rs reoOg-
nized, are rs follows:
MRS. X. SMITHERS and child.
MRS s. FRAME and child
s. &. ZEALAND and child.
MRS. J. BOYLE and three children.
ENGINEER DONNELLY.
HERMAN PoNsFORD.
Mrs. S. G.. ZEALAND is probably fatally
injured.
The total number of casualties reported
I'D to this time is fully one hundred. No
further deaths are reported. 1t is almost
impossible to learn how the injured are
progressing. An investigation is to he held
| in regard to the cause of the accident 1t
IL reported that the engineer had been
drinking, but it is claimed that the main
cause of the disaster was the failure of the
| air brakes 10 "OIh' ut ia'h - w"
clear and the wires will he in working
order shortly.
la addition TO those already reported in
iured are the following:
Mrs. McGinnls, badly burned and ankle
sprained.
Mrs Throw, cut on face and burned.
Alderlpan Cochran, both hands singed.
Mnsselman neck burned.
Mr.. Mckinney instep bruised and bone
of foot broken.
d. McNicholl, hands severely burned.
Samuel BOwley fireman, hands burned.
Conductor Matlock, hands burned.
T. Sanders, hands burned
II. Smith, bruised and burned.
w. Calcott hands, face and arms
scalded.
F. Oueen, head, wrist and hand burned.
Oripel Wood, badly bruised; hand, back,
neck and shoulder burned.
Oscar Allan, wrist and hand scorched.
w. F. Martin, badly burned abOnt
hands and face.
r. CONTEXT, both hands burned while
irving TO save Herman Ponsford.
Perry Van HoughtOn, Michigan Central
engineer, both hands burned.
T. l. Hoyt, OF the Michigan Central
Railroad, both hands burned.
Alexander Austin, of the Grand Trunk
Railroad, engineer, shoulder dislocated.
Fireman Thomas Robinson, badly
burned about the head.
John Mcleod, face and hands scOrched.
Harry Bevis, hands aud legs burned.
l.. Bennett, both hands burned.
Fireman William FOOte, badly burned
about face and hands.
Mr.. Gardner, badly injured in the shout
der and side.
Mr.. Prettyman, run over by horse-reei
and hurt about the thigh, side aud arms.
Superintendent Albert Hudson, Of the
ST. Thomas Cemetery Improvement, hands
badly burned.
L. Ferguson, burned about the head and
bruised.
Blacksmith Forbes, one OF the Michigan
Central Railroad, burned about the lace
and hands
J. II. Mccall, ran over by horse; one
of his legs was broken and he was also
burned about the head and body.
MT. Dlumlelt Anu "Lso SHI'
knocked down from the force OF the ex-
plosion and both severely bruised and
slightly burned.
Mrs. Baines, of London, badly burned.
John Mcclellan, burned on back OF neck
and head.
VIM. Reath, arm severely burned and
otherwise scorched.
VIM. Joyce engineer Of Grand Trunk
Railroad, severely burned on back and
hands.
U. S. Consul Allen Francis was run over
by a horse cart and seriously injured shout
the head.
Ed. Moore, hands and face scorched.
The seven. year old daughter Of William
LETTERS, severely burned about hands and
face